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FZNT24 KNHC 171526
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED OVER NE GULF MAINTAIN LIGHT 
TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE OVER MOST OF BASIN THROUGH FORECAST 
PERIOD.  WEAK TROUGH INLAND MEXICO PRODUCE SCATTERED DEEP 
CONVECTION OVER SW BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND FRI.
 
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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST E OF 93W  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W 
OF 94W TONIGHT AND FRI.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES